In Admiralty Service (Royal Fleet Auxiliary) from 1940

The ship departed Curacao on the 16 March 1942 with a cargo of 11,400 tons of fuel oil, bound for Halifax to join convoy HX.183.   At 02:30 hrs on the 27 March she was hit in the Port side by two torpedoes fired by U 165, in position 35º 55’ N  69º 20’ W, about 300 miles East of Cape Haterras.

Built by: Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson, Newcastle.   Completed: 1931

Manager: S. Ugelstad, Oslo

Tonnage: 7616 grt, 12,477 dwt

Length: 460.5 feet

Beam: 59.5 feet

Draught: 34.1 feet

Machinery: 6 cylinder diesel engine by builder

In Admiralty Service (Royal Fleet Auxiliary) from 1940

The ship departed Curacao on the 16 March 1942 with a cargo of 11,400 tons of fuel oil, bound for Halifax to join convoy HX.183.   At 02:30 hrs on the 27 March she was hit in the Port side by two torpedoes fired by U 165, in position 35º 55’ N  69º 20’ W, about 300 miles East of Cape Haterras.

The first torpedo struck the ship amidships near the bridge, fire instantly enveloped  the bridge and surrounding area.  The 2nd torpedo struck aft of amidships, causing considerable damage below the waterline.  All the crew on the bridge at the time of the attack perished.

The survivors managed to launch 2 lifeboats and once clear of the ship, observed the U boat surface and fire another torpedo at the Svenor, which still remained afloat.  Around 04:30 hrs the U boat was seen to shell the ship, which finally sank at around 07:00hrs.

The survivors were picked up by the Portuguese ship Cunene and landed at Philadelphia on the 31st March.  Of the crew of 30 Norwegian, 4 British, 1 Maltese. 1 Belgian and 1 Canadian, eight members of the crew were lost.